Iona's maiden voyage 2020

Iona "as a celebration of the sea and our island nation. Named after the tranquil island in the Inner Hebrides; known for its stunning landscape and epic views of the ocean. Iona too is set to make the sea the star."



Iona is set to cruise on maiden voyage in the summer of 2020.

P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s

An insight from P&O "90 percent of all P&O bookings are done by two adults that are looking for one cabin, so the option for one cabin was automatically selected to shorten the process. The 10 percent of visitors for which this was not a good fit could change the option and choose a more suitable accommodation when checking out." This sounds like the Nudge effect where companies enroll employees into 401k by default. You must have come across organ donation which worked when people had to opt out of it rather than have to opt in, if interested.

Imagine Slidewheel on a Cruise

Would you ride the SlideWheel? pic.twitter.com/KdlztaOVAV

— Tech Insider (@techinsider) May 24, 2018

Imagine this Slidewheel on your next cruise.

Get on Board with Personalization: How Two Luxury Cruises Improved Digital Customer Experiences https://t.co/zsTJ323IVo @JensVL pic.twitter.com/gHAckovcdl

— MarTech Series (@MarTechSeries) August 18, 2018

Subaru Electrochromic Mirror

Subaru Genuine H501SAL000 Electrochromic Mirror

Electrochromatic mirrors  "will dim more for brighter headlights, or when those headlights are closer to your car."

The way auto -dimming rearview mirrors work is actually fascinating https://t.co/YBaekw1GyL pic.twitter.com/0vr4JOC74k

— Jalopnik (@Jalopnik) July 15, 2017

ESG Switchable is electrified privacy glass pic.twitter.com/fCgT2lGpg4

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) August 18, 2018

DEC VT220

BOUNDLESS 40007XX - ADDS; Term w/kb; PC-AT1; PC-AT2; ATT 710; 605; VT100; VT220; VT3

I love this picture of Admiral Grace Hopper.

Some photographer is in her office, probably for a mandatory photo op, and she's clearly like "I just got my coffee and I'm ready to get to work on my DEC VT220 terminal, and I don't have time for this nonsense". pic.twitter.com/eYIxoNOcCV

— John Feminella ⏣ (@jxxf) August 16, 2018

This robot loves to

Polar Bear Babies is an amazing book. My preschooler took a cue from it and said "This polar bear loves to sleep" and fell asleep.

In the repetitive tone of "This polar bear loves to..", Lets see whats happening at the Robot Inc.

Can you tell these works of art were made by robots? pic.twitter.com/oYH7JaHcr9

— Mashable (@mashable) August 18, 2018

This robot loves to paint

Another robot that wants to save lives 🤖 pic.twitter.com/77596zuVsq

— CNET (@CNET) August 18, 2018

This robot loves to save lives

Sony Watchman Color TV

Sony FDL220R Watchman Color TV (Silver)

Ah, remember when TV's weren't on your phone? pic.twitter.com/ChV25z2Ae0

— CNET (@CNET) August 18, 2018

Liquid Sunshine

Despite the cliche "technology can't save us," it probably is the only thing that can. Policy changes (though necessary) are herculean at best and often fall short of what's needed, but cheap clean energy sells itself.  https://t.co/I85OavNKxT

— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) August 18, 2018

If life went on

Last night while watching Paatshaala movie, towards the end, I drifted off looking at the terminal ill character about how there might be one event in life that somebody wants to be present at before dying. If they are there then, there would be something else to witness. Its endless.
A reviewer of Alps said "you can’t really tell which scenes are being “re-enacted” or "impersonated" and those that are the “real lives” of the re-enactors."

A day in the Alps - by https://t.co/xlDWnnowkf
- An easy hike in the Alps can reserve some pleasant surprises, if you leave the path and begin to walk on the grass. pic.twitter.com/4xfHdH3e4Z

— Riccardo Mantero (@ljsilver71) August 18, 2018

Amor Fati

Amor fati is loaded. It will make you look at your life like an art director.

On Thursday, I took a picture of the amor fati coin in New York City. At 11pm that night I realized my passport was 1500 miles away and I had a flight to Toronto at 8am.
Scrambling, my agent booked my wife on a 550am flight out of Austin (with a toddler… https://t.co/J2rzRGa0lH pic.twitter.com/H1KSD264tU

— Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) August 18, 2018

Verbena bonariensis - The Good Herb from Buenos Aires

Outsidepride Verbena Purpletop Vervain - 5000 Seeds

Verbena bonariensis was first brought to Europe from South America in the early 1700s. The name Verbena is said to be derived from herb bona meaning good plant and the Latin species name bonariensis means from Buenos Aires (which is where the seeds came from). #gardening pic.twitter.com/Z5EG0Imckv

— VenetiaJane's Garden (@VenetiaJane) August 17, 2018

Who is the Patron saint of archaeologists?

Saint Helena and the True Cross

18 August is the feast of St Helena, mother of Constantine, who according to legend found the True Cross. Medieval writers claimed she was from Britain, daughter of King Coel of Colchester. Today she's said to be the patron saint of archaeologists.https://t.co/BFVxpPZfxA f. 184 pic.twitter.com/6bssTOQMCT

— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) August 18, 2018

How Close Are We?

The fact that we all started out as a single cell is pretty mind-blowing. Researchers at the @wyssinstitute at @Harvard University are using of #CRISPR technology to uncover the secrets of developmental biology: https://t.co/D0Sa3xTUAm #devbio pic.twitter.com/osmWClbw0i

— Synthego (@Synthego) August 17, 2018

Seabird count.

Vintage photo of Dead seabird count.

Great talk by @daisyduke92 @JNCC_UKseabirds talking about #SeabirdsCount @TheBirdfair
Get involved:https://t.co/TyIqhnPPa7
Especially for urban gulls!#seabirds pic.twitter.com/9sTYVwL6Gl

— Nina O'Hanlon (@Nina_OHanlon) August 18, 2018

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

Bringing jobs back to Flint https://t.co/JqfqJEAUIa #Michigan #mfg #manufacturing pic.twitter.com/5cxKH6ijXs

— IndustryWeek (@IndustryWeek) August 18, 2018

From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City